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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Griffin Gaming Partners Backs Mobile Game Developer Spyke <#0082099> - GigXR Gets Strategic Investment For AR/VR CPR Training <#0082098> - Mustard Gets $3.75M For High Tech Coaching <#0082096> - Microsoft To Acquire Activision Blizzard For $68.7B <#0082095> - Psomas Buys KPG <#0082097> *Marketplace* - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> - Become a Socaltech Supporter! <#ad724> - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> - Network Thinking Solutions - DevOps and Managed Services <#ad774> - Stradling <#ad608> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> *Tuesday, January 18, 2022* *Preccelerator U: The 7 Imperatives of Startup, Scaleup & Funding - Jan 25 <https://stubbsalderton.com/preccelerator-u-the-7-imperatives-of-startup-scaleup-funding/>* Join Preccelerator U for our next workshop: The 7 Imperatives of Startup, Scaleup & Funding. This free webinar will feature Tony Cristiano of Pivotal Arc. Tony will discuss seven of the most important business components to consider as a startup or when expanding your business into an adjacent segment, from a flagship sales & marketing perspective. Preccelerator® U Workshop With Tony Cristiano of Pivotal Arc Tuesday, January 25, 2022 12:00-1:30 PM PST See https://stubbsalderton.com/preccelerator-u-the-7-imperatives-of-startup-scaleup-funding/ *Griffin Gaming Partners Backs Mobile Game Developer Spyke* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082099.html> Santa Monica-based venture investment firm Griffin Gaming Partners is the lead investor in Turkish mobile gaming developer Spyke, Spyke said on monday. According to Spyke, it raised $55M in its seed funding round from Griffin Gaming Partners. Griffin is led by Peter Levin, Phil Sanderson and Nick Tuosto. Spyke's team comes from Peak Games, Zynga and Riot Games. The company's CEO, Rina Onur Sirinoglu, was the founder of a mobile gaming firm, Peak Games, which Zynga acquired for $1. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082099.html>) *GigXR Gets Strategic Investment For AR/VR CPR Training* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082098.html> Los Angeles-based GigXR, a developer of mixed reality simulation training for the healthcare industry, says it has received a strategic investment and partnership with a subsidiary of Northwest Permanente P.C.. Northwest is a physicial-led multispecialty group practice. Financial details of the investment were not announced. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082098.html>) *Mustard Gets $3.75M For High Tech Coaching* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082096.html> Los Angeles-based Mustard, which develops technology which uses artificial intelligence and computer vision to evaluate an athlete's mechanics and to help with coaching, has raised $3.75M in a seed funding, the company said this morning. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082096.html>) *Microsoft To Acquire Activision Blizzard For $68.7B* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082095.html> Santa Monica-based Activision Blizzard is being acquired by Microsoft in a deal worth $68.7 billion, the two companies announced this morning. According to Microsoft, it will pay $95.00 per share in an all cash transaction to acquire Activision Blizzard. Microsoft said the deal will make it the third-largest gaming company by revenue, behind Tencent and Sony. Activision's titles include Warcraft, Diablo, Overwatch, Call of Duty, and Candy Crush. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082095.html>) *Psomas Buys KPG* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082097.html> Los Angeles-based *Psomas <https://www.psomas.com>*, and engineering consulting firm, said this morning that it has acquired Seattle-based *KPG*. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. According to the two, they will now be known as KPG-Psomas. The two provide planning, design, and construction services.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082097.html>) *From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice < [email protected]>* KPMG provides Bookkeeping, Audit, Tax, and Advisory services to assist you at any stage of your life cycle. Whether you are starting your business, strengthening your business, expanding into new markets, or pursuing an exit, we have a global network of experienced resources that can take you to the next level. 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